Haifa

Bach Festival features contemporary dance and live baroque performances

Nine concerts, live ensembles, and eclectic programming showcase Bach’s timeless adaptability.

The Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra forms the backbone of the Bach Festival.
Rive West.

Don’t come without a reservation: The dish all of Haifa lines up for

In this handout provided by the U.S. Navy, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), F/A-18E/F Super Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadrons 31, 37, 87, and 213 from embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight, and a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress operate as a joint, multi-domain force, November 13, 2025.

USS Gerald R. Ford expected to dock in Haifa as US sends cargo, refueling aircraft to Israel

The Royal Caribbean cruise ship, Symphony of the Seas, is seen moored in the Port of Miami on August 1, 2021.

Israeli man arrested in Miami on suspicion of child pornography possession


Haifa holds Holiday of Holidays Festival

The festival is an initiative of Beit Hagefen – The Arab-Jewish Cultural Center – and the Haifa Municipality.

RANA CHOIR – a women’s Jewish-Arab choir from Jaffa.

German bid for Zim with Saudi, Qatari backing raises Israel security concerns

Zim has said it will release no further information until a decision is made. 

Zim containers are stacked just outside Israel's port of Ashdod February 23, 2012

Fatal two-vehicle crash in Haifa area kills one, injures five others

Due to the crash, Highway 70 northbound at the Kfar Hasidim Junction was closed, and drivers were asked to take alternate routes.

Fatal car crash in Haifa area, December 5, 2025.

Shua hits 'hat-trick' in Beitar’s 5-0 rout as Israeli league delivers drama across the board

Meanwhile, Maccabi Tel Aviv managed a narrow 2-1 win over Hapoel Haifa despite playing a man down after Ido Shachar received a straight red card.

BEITAR JERUSALEM'S Yarden Shua celebrates with his teammates after scoring his third goal to complete his first hat-trick during a 5-0 victory over Ironi Tiberias.

New Chef’s restaurant opens at Haifa’s luxury hotel – and it’s Kosher

Fattal Group opened Terrace at Haifa’s Botanica Hotel, one of the few kosher restaurants in the area, offering a Mediterranean menu with Italian touches and views of the Bahai Gardens.

Terrace Restaurant.

Ross Pinsky: Discovering the beauty of the world via mathematics

'We have a picture of my father in 1981, demonstrating in front of the French embassy in Washington with a placard condemning France’s release of Abu Daoud, a mastermind of the Munich massacre.'

Prof. Ross Pinsky teaches a class at the Technion.

In the forests of psychedelia: Israel’s mushroom fair gets underway

The mushrooms are celebrating at the Talpiot Market with creative culinary dishes, cooking workshops, and fascinating lectures about medicinal and psychedelic mushrooms.

Mushrooms

How Haifa can turn defense tech into 10,000 northern jobs - opinion

Rafael, IAI and Elbit activity in Haifa points to a 10,000-job opportunity if the city formalizes a coordinated “Defense City” strategy.

Bahai Gardens, Haifa

For the first time in the north: The beloved fast-food chain – lands in Haifa

Burger King is opening its first Haifa branch — a northern flagship spanning about 220 square meters in the heart of the city’s vibrant lower area.

Hamburger

Court upholds full suspension of Dr. Guy Rofe’s license amid sexual assault charges

The verdict adopts the position of the Health Ministry, leaving in place its decision to bar the physician from practicing medicine in any capacity.

District Court of Jerusalem